(v): provide with power and authority
(v): give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
(v): put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
(v): dedicate to a deity by a vow
(v): give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
(v): render holy by means of religious rites
(v): state emphatically and authoritatively
(adj): vs. desecrated), consecrate, dedicated -- (solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
(adj): invested with ministerial or priestly functions
(adj): dedicated in fulfillment of a vow